Post Surgery, Day 2

11:31 am- Dad finally went for his MRI around 7 pm last night.. Dr. Chicoine came in this morning before we got here and said that everything looked good, just like they expected it to. He's still in ICU but all the nurses have told him that he doesn't really need to be here, believe they are just waiting for a room to open up on the regular neurosurgery floor. Dad was told that they are going to try and get him up and moving out of bed a little bit more today, but so far that hasn't happened. He's still moving around the best he can in bed, but is wanting to get up and walk. They did take the staples out this morning and took the bandage off the incision and everything is looking good. Dad looks more rested this morning than he did yesterday, although he said it's hard to sleep between his blood pressure cuff going off, the pumps they make him wear on his legs, and people coming in and out of his room. He's on antibiotics and blood thinners for now but still hasn't been in any pain and hasn't requested any pain medicine. We have no idea when they will let him go home or when we'll hear back on the results of the biopsy and further testing they were planning on doing. We're operating on hospital time and while the care has been really good, we're not exactly moving things along as fast as Dad would like. His appetite has still been normal, he's currently eating a cheeseburger, mashed potatoes, and lemonade. Last night they brought him some orange sherbet-- his favorite ice cream!

2:57 pm- The nurse walked two laps with Dad around the ICU floor so he was able to get up and move a little bit. Therapy hasn't been around yet but the nurse said she hasn't seen them all day. Still waiting for a bed to open up but the nurse said if he has to keep waiting around for a bed, they could discharge him straight from ICU- he got a little excited at the thought of that! Dad and I have been playing Double Solitaire and he's beaten me a few times. Nurse said if therapy doesn't come around this afternoon, she would walk with him before dinner.

4:58 pm- Dad is finally in a regular room!!! Woo!!!

6:20 pm- Dr. Chicoine just came in, said everything is looking really good and there is a very good chance that Dad could go home tomorrow.. tomorrow is Mom's birthday and Dad was really wanting to be home by then. He needs to meet with physical therapy and get clearance from them before they will discharge but for the most part Dad isn't having any trouble. He's a little unsteady when he first gets up but also has been in bed for the past two days. If he goes home tomorrow, he'll have a follow up appointment with Dr. Chicoine next week and they'll hopefully know the final results of all the pathology tests. It's not 100% certain yet, but if Dad needs radiation and/or chemotherapy, that would start in about a month. He can move his left hand now just a little bit, he's got a football stress ball that he's been playing with. He's soo much happier being on this new floor, he's already gotten out of bed a couple of times to use the restroom and now he can actually see the view from outside his window.